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flaming gold bolete

Aureoboletus auriflammeus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 9, February 11, March 10, April 16, May 16, June 10, July 8, August 24, September 10, October 10, November 7, December 8.
United States462
North Carolina124
Virginia66
Georgia55
Tennessee36
Kentucky33
South Carolina28
Maryland25
Japan23
West Virginia22

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Bolete fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically boletes.Inferred from its group
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
Orderboletes and allies · Boletales
Familyboletes · Boletaceae
GenusAureoboletus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise flaming gold bolete with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.